fish fine music catalogue 2011

FISH FINE MUSICCatalogUE

Summer 2011

australia’s largest Classical Music Specialist

The 18th century is probably the most extraordinary period of transformation Europe has known since antiquity. Political upheavals kept pace with the innumerable inventions and discoveries of the age; every sector of the arts and of intellectual and material life was turned upside down. Between the end of the reign of Louis XIV and the revolution of 1789, music in its turn underwent a radical mutation that struck at the very heart of a well-established musical language. In this domain too, we are all children of the Age of Enlightenment: our conception of music and the way we ‘consume’ it still follows in many respects the agenda set by the 18th century. And it is not entirely by chance that harmonia mundi has chosen to offer you in 2011 a survey of this musical revolution which, without claiming to be exhaustive, will enable you to grasp the principal outlines of musical creation between the twilight of the Baroque and the dawn of Romanticism.

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That’s entertainment:A Celebration of the MGM Film MusicCaptured in high quality audio for the first time, the glorious music from the golden age of Hollywood – the MGM film musicals. The scores have been

painstakingly restored and arranged by conductor John Wilson and are performed here by the John Wilson Orchestra.

rAvelComplete music for violin & PianoThese diverse works acknowledge influences of a range of musical

styles from jazz to Impressionism and fuse the tonal colours of Debussy with the lyricism of Franck.

deliusChoral Works

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At the helm of the superb period-instrument ensemble Il Complesso Barocco, with its smooth violin section and supple, energetic continuo, Alan Curtis paces a well-chosen cast with his customary precision and command. the cast exhibits a welcome sureness

with Handel’s style and rhetorical presentation, both individually and as an ensemble.” Opera News

This recording presents two comparatively rarely heard but striking works by Frederick Delius, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sir Andrew Davis with entirely idiomatic results. Both works are prime examples

of Delius’s highly individual and ground-breaking use of voices in predominantly orchestral works.

“In this complete recording of Ariodante, Alan Curtis, a supreme Handelian conductor and scholar, joins forces with glorious mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato

who not only shows her phenomenal technical talent, but verily crackles with dramatic fire.” BBC

liszTPiano sonataUndoubtedly one of the peaks of the repertoire, and recordings are suitably copious, but when an artist of Hamelin’s

virtuoso pedigree wishes to tackle it no excuse need be made for an additional version.

FAurerequiem & Cantique de Jean racine

Ariodante

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the First 10 Years

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quatuoR MoSaiqueSString quartets Box Set

Haydn String Quartets Op 77, Mozart ‘Haydn’ String Quartets, Beethoven String Quartets Op 18 Nos 1 and 4, Schubert String Quartets D879, D804 ‘Rosamunde’,

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One of Decca’s great opera recordings with an outstanding international cast under the di rect ion of Sir Georg Solti is now available as a limited-edition hardback book and marks the 40th anniversary of Kiri Te Kanawa’s first portrayal of the Countess at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 1 December 1971. Recording session pictures, new articles, and the libretto are all included in this handsome package.

“Solti’s effervescent new version of Figaro ... crowning all is the Countess of kiri te kanawa, producing ravishing tone, flawless phrasing and elegant ornamentation throughout.

With superb, vivid recording this now makes an excellent first choice.” The Penguin Guide

JOAn suTHerlAndThe Art of the Prima donna

Many albums claim to be legendary but few have been as genuinely influential as this one, for singers as for aficionados of opera and the bel canto tradition. The 80-page booklet furthermore offers a host of photos of Joan Sutherland in various roles featured in this collection; there are also prints and engravings of the singers from bygone eras who acted as the inspiration for this recording. The accompanying 73-minute bonus

interview CD with Jon Tolansky (recorded in 2002) is extensive and revealing, full of musical examples.

CeCilia BaRtolisacrificium

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The modern ‘King of the Waltz’ considers Australia his second home and for the first time, a lavish leather-bound, gold-embossed book of seldom- (and never-) before seen photographs brings to life the extraordinary story of a much-loved man. A whole chapter on his Australian story is included and as well, four CDs and two DVDs, one of which (Live at the Amsterdam Arena)

has never been commercially released before. It’s limited. Buy now or forever pause your waltz!

Following Cecilia Bartoli’s sell-out Australian debut in March 2011, her Grammy Award-winning homage to the castrati – a story told in all its complexity, its beauty, fascination, glamour, controversy

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Breathtaking period-instrument performance, more than 400 performers.SIGCD280 | CD2 | $29.99

MAuriziO POlliniChopin etudes op 10, op 25 Recorded after he won the

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lucy Crowe, the english Concert, harry Bicket The young Lucy Crowe, already an

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JOAn suTHerlAndThe decca studio recitals

A limited-edition 23-CD set of Sutherland’s complete studio recitals. The CDs are presented in sleeves with original cover art. This is the first time all of the Dame’s studio recitals have been made available in a single collection.

Anne-sOPHie MuTTer The Complete Musician

Anne-Sophie Mutter’s 35th anniversary on stage is celebrated this limited-edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket facsimiles, 2 bonus CDs and a 250-page book – in deluxe-box packaging. The book contains essays as well as more than 150 photographs – from childhood to

the present day, many published for the first time – a wonderful record of her life in pictures.

BeethoVenComplete Concertos

riCHArd sTrAuss

Herbert von Karajan’s Strauss recordings of the early 1980s — remastered in the 1990s for the Karajan Gold Edition — is a benchmark of lifetime of engagement with the composer in the concert hall and studio, and won unparalleled critical acclaim. For the first time they have been brought together in a specially priced single box. “the greatest

strauss conductor of his day” The Penguin Guide

Brought together on 5 CDs, here are the complete Beethoven concertos in performances by great artists and orchestras. In addition to the well-known works – with Daniel Barenboim, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan, Yo-Yo Ma, Maurizio Pollini, and others – this specially priced box-set includes rare early works and

the piano arrangement of the Violin Concerto. An essential compendium.

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October see the launch of Decca’s new OPERA series, with beautiful new covers, re-establishing Decca as THE OPERA COMPANY. The launch of this series sees 20 legendary Decca opera recordings in new and fresh packaging, using the original sleeve, showcasing many of the greatest opera recordings ever made. Several of these recordings are reissued at mid-price at the first time, whilst others have been unavailable for many years, so see a welcome return to the catalogue. The first batch includes the legendary recordings of Tosca (Freni & Pavarotti), norma (Sutherland & Pavarotti), Aida (Chiara & Pavarotti), nabucco (Tito Gobbi) and lucia di lammermoor (Sutherland & Pavarotti) as well as several important rarer opera recordings such as Giordano’s Fedora, Krenek’s Jonny spielt auf, Massenet’s esclarmonde, Mussorgsky’s khovanshchina and Rimsky-Korsakov’s the legend of the invisible City of kitezh.

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Decca’s launches a Ballet Edition, with five new reissues of classic ballet recordings, in beautiful new packaging – Swan lake, the Sleeping Beauty, the nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet and Manon. This series will include a number of landmark performances from many of the greatest ballet conductors, including Richard Bonynge, Charles Dutoit, antal Dorati and Vladimir ashkenazy. These interpretations have long set the standard in these magnificent works.

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Philharmonic (with Diana Damrau and Rene Pape in the cast), and a searing Tosca with Bryn Terfel and Catherine Malfitano as the star-crossed lovers.

The leading Strauss soprano of our time, Renée Fleming stars in one of her most acclaimed stage roles, the countess in Richard Strauss’s Capriccio. This sumptuous production was specially mounted for Ms. Fleming by the Metropolitan Opera, and Decca is

proud to present it on DVD and Blu-ray in High Definition. ‘Ms. Fleming’s voice was plush and alluring; her phrasing noble… The role suits her ideally’ New York Times

With her sensational role debut at the Vienna State Opera, superstar diva Anna Netrebko takes ‘one giant leap forward to claiming the title of diva assoluta del mondo’ (Opera News) with a performance of rare vocal and dramatic power. Her much anticipated reprisal of this role, at the season opening of the Metropolitan Opera in New York in September 2011, is already the talk of the opera world. The performance also stars DG mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca, in ‘a

fantastic display of bel canto’ (Opera News). Ildebrando D’Arcangelo brings his beautifully dark tone to the role of Enrico. ‘An event with a captial “e”’ Financial Times

Lulu is opera’s rawest exposition of the fatal risks of untamed erotic power. No man who meets Lulu does not want her - but, like the wind, she cannot be possessed. As happens to the heroine herself, the men who attempt to subdue her, and the one woman who also adores her, are

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BeRlin PhilhaRMoniC italian nightangela gheorghiu, Bryn terfel, Berlin Philharmonic orchestra, Claudio AbbadoHighlights from operas by Verdi, Rossini and Bellini performed under the beguiling canopy of

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Highlights from Tchaikovsky’s The Snow Maiden, The Nutcracker, Anastasia, The Queen Of Spades, Iolanta, Eugene Onegin and 1812 Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sadko, Rachmaninov’s AlekoPlacido Domingo, Dmitri hvorostovsky,

kiri te kanawa, darcey Bussell, irek Mukhamedov, royal Opera House orchestra, Barry WordsworthOAR3110D | DVD | $29.99

louis armstrong in australia 1964

Tony Palmer (commentator) Dating from 1913, the world’s first ‘bio-pic’ about Wagner’s life and works is German silent-

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louis armstrong and band.One of Louis Armstrong’s few complete concert performances is a thrilling

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ABC Classics boasts an unrivalled collection of Opera Australia DVDs featuring legendary artists of our time, including key performances by Joan Sutherland, Joan Carden, Heather Begg, Richard Bonynge and many others. All the gems are there, together with the 50th year celebration, gala concerts by Sutherland and her farewell opera on the Australian stage, Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots.

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rogEr WoodWard ClaSSICS

BaCh The Well-Tempered Clavier Books i & ii

with facsimile reproductions of Bach’s autograph scores

199225 | CD5 $119.99

CHOPinThe Complete nocturnes

142602 | CD2 $29.99

DeBuSSYPreludes Books 1 and 2

132792 | CD $29.99

CHOPinPiano Concerto no 2

(arr. Piano and String Quartet)Beethoven Piano Quartet No 3

132772 | CD $29.99

MusiC OF THe russiAn

Woodwood presents a fascinating glimpse of the music of Russian composers - this album is a rewarding voyage of discovery.132552 | CD | $29.99

aVant gaRDe 1905-26

NeW ReleAse!

Internationally acclaimed and multi-awarding-winning australian pianist roger Woodwood’s current recordings for Celestial Harmonies were released to exceptionally high praise from critics worldwide.“one of the finest pianists of our time” Iannis xenakis.


abC ClaSSICSelGAr The dream of

Jian Wang · Vladimir ashkenazy Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius is pure choral gold: rich, shining music that will delight every ear and inspire every heart. This thrilling live recording from Vladimir Ashkenazy and the

Sydney Symphony also features the composer’s soaring Cello Concerto, the pinnacle of the cello repertoire, and featuring Jian Wang, who will tour Australia next year.

BaCh: the Cello SuitesMichael goldschlager

After performing Bach on Broadway with David Bowie, the Australian cellist takes on the musical Everest that is Bach’s Cello Suites. Perhaps best known as the cellist of the Macquarie Trio, Michael Goldschlager is featured on numerous ABC Classics recordings, including the complete piano trios of Schubert, Brahms

and Dvorák. He performed movements of the Bach Cello Suites on stage on Broadway for two years in the Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man, part of a cast of seven actors, including David Bowie.

BaCh the Brandenburg Concertos

SChuBeRt: Schwanengesang

Bryn’s early recording of the immortal Schubert song cycle that left the critics grasping for superlatives and launched him into superstardom.

“an amazing achievement … deserves recommendation alongside Fischer-Dieskau…” Gramophone. “…a collector’s item… along with the best.” Classic CD.

Every line, every note of Bach is a miracle: perfect in its intimate detail, perfect in the grandeur of its vision. His Brandenburg Concertos are masterpieces of orchestral colour, and this landmark recording by the Orchestra of the Antipodes on period

instruments, which debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Classical Chart, brings out all the warmth and beauty of the real Baroque sound.

Bryn terfel

gerontius; Cello Concerto

Orchestra of the Antipodes

SallY WhitWellMad rush: solo Piano Music of Philip Glass That rarest of contemporary ‘classical’ composers – Glass has revolutionized the way art music is composed and found a massive audience in doing so. As much a pop & cult phenomenon as he is a descendant of Beethoven, Glass’s music has been used in classic films but it’s in his music for solo piano that the essence of his art is revealed. In this groundbreaking album from pianist Sally Whitwell all of Glass’ finest solo piano music

is represented. In an additional Australian angle, the Stuart piano is used, its crystalline tones ideally suited to Glass’ hypnotically beautiful music. aRia’s Best Classical Album for the 2011 awards.

teDDY tahu RhoDeS

Melt with pleasure at the glorious voice of Teddy Tahu Rhodes. Includes all his star studded roles with music by Handel, Mozart, Gounod, Bizet (Carmen – which

he has recorded complete for DG alongside Elina Garanca on a MET DVD) as well as heart-warming songs from his native New Zealand.

Best of teddy tahu Rhodes


the Symphonies,

The Piano Concertos with Christoph Eschenbach and Alexis Weissenberg

violin Concerto Anne-Sophie Mutter

Triple Concerto with Mutter, Yo Yo Ma & Mark Zeltser

the Missa Solemnis, overtures, egmont Music, Wellington’s Victory, A host of rarities, including the grosse Fuge (arranged for orchestra), restored to the catalogue.

KARAjANHere on this specially priced 13-CD box set of Herbert von Karajan’s complete Beethoven repertoire recorded by Deutsche Grammophon is presented for the first time – comprising his final, digital recordings of;

$57.99

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vivAldi Opera Arias

Sandrine Piau, Ann Hallenberg, Paul Agnew, Modo Antiquo, Federico Maria SardelliOP30523 | CD

vivAldiarias for Bass

Lorenzo Ragazzo, Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini OP30524 | CD

HAndelOpera Arias and duets

Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo AlessandriniOP30521 | CD

HAndelode for Saint Cecilia, Song for st Cecilia’s day

Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc MinkowskiV5279 | CD

AlessAndrOScarlatti Magnificat, Dixit Dominus, MadrigalsConcerto Italiano, Rinaldo AlessandriniOP30525 | CD

Concerto Italiano, Rinaldi AlessindriniOP30522 | CD

Carissimi Jephte and Other Works

Le Parlement de Musique, Martin GesterOP30526 | CD

furieuseMusic by Clerambault, Lully, De Marseille and other Baroque mastersStephanie d’Oustrac, AmarillisE8934 | CD |

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MOnTeverdiSixth Book of Madrigals

La Cappella de’Turchini, Antonio FlorioOP30527 | CD

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Bach Brandenburg Concertos Blow Venus and Adonis Charpentier Te Deum, Litanies of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Assumpta est Maria Mass Corelli Concerti Grossi Op 6

HarMoNIa MUNdI gold 50th anniversary 10 Cd SetsElegant Essentials for your Collection

Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Clare College Chapel Choir Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rene Jacobs, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe, Ensemble415, Chiara Banchini, and others

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Faure Mass des Pecheurs de Villerville, Requiem Mahler Symphony No 8 Monteverdi Vespers

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La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent, Champs-Elysees Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe, RIAS Chamber Choir, Marcus Creed,Brigitte Engerer, Alain Planes, Trio Wanderer, Werner Gura, Bernarda Fink, Roger Vignoles, and others

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Hummel Quintet in E flat minor Schumann Liederkreis, Dichterliebe, Selected Lieder


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these recordings have marked the history of Harmonia Mundi, packaged in elegant gold digipaks and enhanced with carefully chosen editorial material. over 60 sublime titles available.

EloQUENCEAustralia’s very own budget series, bringing back to life great recordings from the Decca and Deutsche Grammophon archives, has received three Gramophone ‘Reissue of the Month’ awards this year alone, as well as top recommendations in the international press and on several BBC review programs. So it’s time for Australia to stand up and take notice too! Here is a selection of great singers in timeless recitals, many of them never before on CD.

Régine Crespin in Recital

Fischer-Dieskau sings Brahms & Schumann

Kenneth McKellar sings Handel

Birgit Nilsson sings Wagner

Peter Pears The Decca Premieres

Sylvia Sass The Decca Recitals

The Art of Oda Slobodskaya

Elisabeth SöderströmThe Russian Songbook

Kiri Te Kanawa sings Mozart

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rCa rEd SEal MaStErS

Remastered at 24 bit high resolution by Sony Germany these classic recordings of last century’s greatest conductors and performers is a must for any collector.

Presented at a truly affordable price of under $50 each; to hear these definitive recordings, crisp and clear again confirms the genius of last century’s greatest artists and timeless recordings.

Günter Wand conducts Brucker

Charles Munch: late romantic Masterpieces

Fritz Reiner conducts richard strauss

stravinsky conducts Stravinsky - the Ballets

Valdimir horowitz playsGreat sonatas

isaac stern plays Beethoven

Arthur rubinstein plays Chopin

Many regard Arthur Rubenstein as the greatest Chopin interpreter of the century and one of the greatest classical pianists of the twentieth century.

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EMI ClaSSICSJoYCe DiDonatoDivo, DivoAs John von Rhein wrote in Gramophone: “in complete control vocally, Joyce DiDonato is … consumed by the character.

she embodies whomever she’s playing and whatever emotional situation she is evoking.” We concur.

diAnA dAMrAuCOlOraturas

The multi-faceted German coloratura soprano, who has been described as

“the Meryl Steep of classical music” shows her vocal and dramatic range with this collection of arias from the 19th and 20th centuries.

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A must for collectors. Jonathan Freeman-Attwood’s CD booklet note describes the notoriously-difficult-to-play ‘natural’ trumpet of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and the development of the ‘keyed’ trumpet by the Viennese court trumpeter Anton Weidinger in the

1790s, which inspired the concerto masterpieces by Haydn and Hummel performed on this disc.

This Vespers is the fruit of L’Arpeggiata’s collaboration with the Festival de Música Antiga de Barcelona, De Bijloke music centre in Ghent and L’Arsenal concert

hall in Metz in eastern France, which, with its much-praised acoustic, was the venue for recording the work.

Hayden & Hummel - Trumpet Concertos

Each of the chosen pieces – mazurkas, nocturnes, ballades, the famous Fantaisie-impromptu and a number of other, lesser-known works – has a special importance or association for Tharaud, who cites the pianism of

Vlado Perlemuter and Sergey Rachmaninov as a particular influence in the music of Chopin.

renAud CAPuçOnschubert Piano Trios

“There are performances that give intense pleasure, and performances that make you think. And, just occasionally,

you encounter one that does both. The Braley-Capuçon-Capuçon Schubert First Trio is one of those.

aleXanDRe thaRauDChopin “journal intime”


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MilOŠ

Charismatic guitarist Miloš Karadaglic debuts on Deutsche Grammophon with an album saluting his instrument’s Mediterranean heritage and taking us on a hypnotic journey of music by Albéniz, Tarrega,

Granados and others. The package includes a moving documentary of this young artist.

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Rolando Villazón, ‘the most talked-about and sought-after lyric tenor in the world’ (Opera News), sings his favourite songs from the movies in

new arrangements. Includes She, When You Wish Upon a Star, The Windmills Of Your Mind and Autumn Leaves.

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PatRiCia PetiBon

Unique for her dramatic flair, expert musicality, and interpretive powers, soprano Patricia Petibon indulges in her love of Luso-Iberian music. From zarzuela to art song, folk song, the Aria Cantilena of Brazil’s Villa-Lobos, and the traditional Afro-Brazilian Ogundé uareré, Patricia Petibon adds spice by teaming up with flamenco musicians for one-of-a-kind performances of the zarzuela hit Adios, Granada and the folk tune El vit. ‘He r vo ice i s abso l u te l y extraordinary … Af te r th i s

disc, i am her devoted slave’

The Times (on ‘Rosso’)

Hearing is believing! Or disbelieving! Benjamin Grosvenor, nineteen, insanely gifted, has just been signed to Decca and his brilliant program traces the development of piano virtuosity from Chopin through to Liszt and Ravel. There are two pillars to the repertoire, the Chopin Scherzi and Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit. Already recipient of high praise in key classical music magazines, as well as an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone, here is

an undisputed star of the future. He will perform in Australia for the first time in 2012.

Melancolia

Chopin liszt Ravel

The Guitar

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The debut album by Australian folk darling Sarah Calderwood. A stellar line-up of international talent joins Calderwood in celebrating her musical journey and the disc features immortal lullabies, Wild Mountain Thyme, The Unquiet Grave and Poor Wayfaring Stranger, alongside contemporary classics such as Annie Lennox’s Into the West and a particularly compelling version of Peter Gabriel’s Mercy Street.

CelTiC divAsA celebration of the soaring beauty of Irish folk music, performed by the top female singers of the Celtic world! Celtic Divas showcases some of the biggest names in Irish, English and Scottish music in songs that emerge from the timeless and windswept landscapes of a Britain that still live on in the modern imagination and speak of a beauty and a poignancy of nations steeped in love, loss and joy.

act twoCelTiC THunder

Rousing ensemble numbers to solos showcasing each members’ vocal style and personality, Celtic Thunder performs powerful ballads, popular hits and heart-warming songs of love and loss from across the Celtic music spectrum – Irish, Scottish, traditional and contemporary!

SCotlanD the BRaVe(available on Cd & dvd)

It’s been delighting Australian audiences for more than a decade and now the international smash-hit concert Scotland the Brave has been recorded in an all-new, all-live production for this new DVD & CD release. From Amazing Grace, Skye Boat Song and Auld Lang Syne through the stirring pipes of Highland Cathedral, and onto Ye Banks and Braes and a Brigadoon medley, this is a spectacle that takes you to the high roads and lows of the borders.

CelTiC THunder it’s entertainment (available on Cd & dvd)

Vocal supergroup Celtic Thunder pays tribute to six decades of popular music. Bringing together their affinity for the great popular songbook, pay homage to cherished musical entertainers of past and present on their most ambitious project to date. Catch Celtic thunder on tour in australia in February 2012.

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Acclaimed vocalist Madeleine Peyroux is back with a new captivating sound. Standing on the Rooftop signals a major sonic shift for Peyroux, as she explores American roots music with a delicate

touch and haunting resonance. Catch Madeleine on tour in Australia in March 2012.

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love storyGreG ArTHur

Standing on the RooftopMaDeline PeYRouX

First Seed RipeningeliXiR FeATurinG katie noonan

2011 Winners of best Jazz Album for this stunning masterpeice! Elixir is a trio of friends and musicians -- multi-platinum selling songstress Katie Noonan, outstanding saxophonist Zac Hurren and the highly-regarded jazz guitarist Stephen

Magnusson. Each artist brings to the project an individual style and potency. The result is an improvised folk and jazz-inspired blend of music. Elixir will cast a spell on you!

Its music that speaks of another place and time, of suave elegance and incomparable sophistication, and for the first time, Australia now has its own velvet-toned vocalist singing from the great American popular songbook. Call it jazz, call it lounge or even crooning, Gregg Arthur lives and breathes the music of the greatest era of

American cool, when the Rat Pack dominated the entertainment industry and where men always wore suits and had the impeccable manners to match.

and the Waltz goes onAndre rieu

Taking its title from Sir Anthony Hopkins’s (yes, the celebrated actor!) waltz, penned when he was 19, André Rieu explores the fascinating world of the waltz through the eyes of Viennese masters, his own music, Sibelius, and the worlds of Elvis Presley and Vera Lynn. All-new recordings on CD of music never-before-recorded by André, as well as a sumptuously filmed DVD and

BluRay in Vienna, the capital of the waltz.

Concerto one night in Central ParkanDRea BoCelli

The world’s most beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli performed a free concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn, on, 15/9/2011 with the New York Philharmonic. Joining Andrea on stage on this memorable night were Céline Dion, tony Bennett, Chris Botti and david Foster. Sopranos ana María Martínez and Pretty Yende, violinist nicola Benedetti, bass baritone Bryn terfel and flutist Andrea

Griminelli! This once-in-a-lifetime musical event was recorded in high definition and is presented to you on CD & DVD plus a deluxe collectors edition Hardcover CD/DVD!

From Australia’s first international ‘pop princess’ comes her brand new album Epiphany. It embraces in-depth songs on a scale not attempted by Judith before, and showcases her God-given voice and her gifts as a composer and lyricist. This is no ordinary album. It is a lavishly-produced work that embraces causes dear to the hearts of many, and touches

on wide-reaching and emotional themes of hope, love, courage, caution and loss … in every sense an

‘epiphany’. Also available Colours of my life

epiphanyJudiTH durHAM


a limited-edition 50-CD set of legendary recordings. Classic-status pioneering stereo recordings from the past 55 years and starring a galaxy of internationally-acclaimed artistic talent. Each CD is presented in a sleeve with original cover art. A 200-page booklet features fascinating essays and there are numerous photographs, many never generally seen before.

alSo aVailaBle: A specially-compiled limited edition 5-Cd set of selections from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. Selections range from solo piano to grand opera, baroque instrumental and vocal music, to concertos and 20th century orchestral showpieces. Artists featured include Pavarotti, Solti, ashkenazy, tebaldi, karajan, ansermet, Sutherland, Bartoli and many more!

A unique limited-edition 6-lP set features six outstanding Decca recordings, justly famed for their exceptional artistic and sonic qualities. Presented in luxury 180gm vinyl pressings.

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Fish Fine Music was born in 1982 as two small stores known as The Record Collector. After almost a decade as Sydney’s largest classical music retailer, the company expanded to include popular music stores and in 1991 we re-branded ourselves as Fish Fine Music.

Our famous store in George Street Sydney was then established and over the next seventeen years we developed the reputation as Sydney’s leading classical & jazz retailer.

In 2006, we opened our second Fish Fine Music store in Sydney’s historic Queen Victoria Building and 2007 saw the launch of our online store, establishing us as Australia’s largest retailer of Classical CDs and DVD, with the knowledge of our expert staff now accessible to anyone around the world.

The growing success of our independently owned business prompted us to move our original George Street store to a bigger location. Located on the corner of King & Clarence Streets in Sydney’s CBD.

Fish Fine Music exists purely because our team has a passion for music. Our policy is to carry the largest classical range of CDs and DVDs in Australia and we remain committed in the long term to the unsurpassed audio quality of the CD format. Fish Fine Music continues to strive to provide exceptional service and specialist knowledge both in-store and via our website. Nearly 30 years on, our focus remains true to the specialist genres of classical, jazz, opera, showtunes & nostalgia, as well as our continuing focus on supporting Australian music and local artists. We welcome you to both our online store and our two Sydney City locations, and endeavour to bring you the fine music you want with the finest of service.

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